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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kiptui",
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        "legal_name": "Grace Jemutai Kiptui",
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    "content": "substances. In any case, we have a history. We have people like Kipchoge Keino and Rose Tata- Muya of those days. They conquered the world without using drugs. However, I feel that they do not take the drugs out of their will. There must be some sneakers who are people who are not endowed with the gift of running like our young people and who want to make money using the young people. It is enumerated here that we have agents, managers and coaches. When you look at the list, you find that most of them may not even be from the areas the athletes come from. This law should pin down those people because they are taking advantage of our very young people who have their raw god given talents. The punishment is very lenient. We need to amend it and make it a very serious issue. Besides the law, I know that human beings are prone to lawlessness or breaking the law. Laws are made to help those who cannot stay straight out of their own volition. I support this Bill. However, I also ask the people in the area of sports, especially athletics, to be encouraged and exposed to the dangers that lie ahead, so that we can prevent them from using drugs. We hear that 50 people have already lost their lives or have tested positive. We have been given the list of disadvantages of doping. We have heard very many strange things like women growing beards, having hoarse voices, breasts shrinking and all those manner of things. Let me tell the athletes that winning is not an end in itself. It is only one thing that they do in life, but they still have their lives ahead of them. So, they do not need to cut corners to make that money. We are very happy that they are able to make money. They bring a lot of money to this country. Most of them have opportunities to study abroad. Yesterday, I got a photograph via the Whatsapp of my niece who went through a sports scholarship to America. They have settled down and right now they have a baby. It is a joy for us to see that they are progressing. However, we are against the issue of people taking advantage of our young people to make money which they do not deserve. Apart from the fact that we have evidence that doping is taking place, there is an element of corruption. It is an indicator that our society is permeated by corrupt practices just like young people cheating in exams and people in public positions stealing money. It is a wakeup call that we, as a country, need to smash mercilessly corruption in our country. It is unfortunate that even something as beautiful as sports has been attacked by this evil spirit of corruption. Apart from passing laws, we all need to do our role to ensure that we educate the young people on the dangers of doping. Clause 10 gives the people who will be appointed to the agency."
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